Effect of the hour-1 bundle on clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shukun Hong, Hongye Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Jian Liu, Lujun Qiao

“…<h4>Background</h4>According to the 2018 bundle guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, many emergency departments and intensive care units currently adopt the hour-1 bundle as a standard practice for sepsis management. …”
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Below the Schwinger critical magnetic field value, quantum vacuum and gamma-ray bursts delay by Iver H. Brevik, Moshe M. Chaichian, Anca Tureanu

“…Therefore, finding out whether one could encounter some consequences of interest also for the values of the magnetic field below the Schwinger critical point, we invoke the next higher-order effect in QED, which is emerging from the Quantum Vacuum Effect. The latter is equivalent to the use of the Euler-Heisenberg effective theory in nonlinear electrodynamics, where the Lagrangian has now a term with a higher power, B4. …”
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Association between Emission Parameters and Material-phase Concentrations of Phthalate Plasticizers and their Alternatives by Chenyang Bi, Clara M. A. Eichler, Chunyi Wang, John C. Little

“…In this work, we measured key parameters governing the emission of several phthalates and also their most recent emerging alternatives. Measurements include the gas-phase concentration in equilibrium with the material, y0, and the vapor pressure, p*, using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets with relatively high, but accurately known levels of the material-phase concentration, C0, of the target plasticizers. …”
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Autoestudo de incidentes críticos na perspectiva da justiça curricular by Samara Moura Barreto, Luciano Nascimento Corsino, William Lazarretti da Conceicao

“…Essa articulação entre vida e trabalho docente emerge como um espaço de resistência e inovação pedagógica, reafirmando a Educação Física como um campo crítico e socialmente comprometido. …”
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Kalmyks of the Salsky district in the context of national politics and ethno-social processes in the 1920s by Anton Viktorovich Averyanov

“…There was an integration of ethnic minorities into the emerging socio-economic and cultural space. A unique situation developed in the Salsky district, where the Don Cossacks-Kalmyks, due to changed political conditions, lost their status as a leading social group, which led to their marginalization and required the development of new state policy approaches to involve them in the economic development of the region. …”
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Air Quality Assessment by Moss Biomonitoring and Trace Metals Atmospheric Deposition by Pranvera Lazo, Alda Kika, Flora Qarri, Lirim Bekteshi, Shaniko Allajbeu, Trajce Stafilov

“…Fe, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn were mostly higher between a few regions with few obvious anomalies positioned in the center of the country with high industrial activity, in the areas with heavy traffic, and in the cross-borders of Albania with Monte Negro and Greece mostly emerging from the local contribution of anthropogenic activities, local lithology, and transboundary pollution sources. …”
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Investigating factors influencing utilization of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among unaccompanied young refugees: an exploratory analysis by Barbara Kasparik, Madina Farani, Elisa Pfeiffer, Cedric Sachser, Rita Rosner

“…In the logistic regression analysis, PTSD emerged as a significant predictor of intended use (B = 2.66, p <.05). …”
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Medial sural artery perforator free flap for small- to medium-sized defects in head and neck reconstruction: a suitable replacement for radial forearm free flap by Yulian Zhang, Keran Pan, Jian Wu, Xi Tang

“…A dominant perforator of the medial sural artery emerges constantly near the point which is approximately 15 cm from the popliteal fossa center vertically, and 3 cm from the postor midline of the leg horizontally. …”
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Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life—we can do better every time in every child by Rebeccah Slater, Suellen Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Carlo Bellieni, Tanvi Hirekodi, Ricardo Carbajal, Lucinda Smart, William Laughey, Maria M. Cobo, Stefan Friedrichsdorf

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Patient experiences of an ankle fracture and the most important factors in their recovery: a qualitative interview study by Rebecca Samantha Kearney, Rebecca McKeown, David R Ellard, Zi Heng Liew

“…The age range of participants was 21–75 years with a mean of 51.6 years. Eight themes emerged from the data during analysis; mobility, loss of independence, healthcare, psychological effects, social and family life, ankle symptoms, sleep disturbance and fatigue, and activities of daily living. …”
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Validity and Reliability of Dynamic and Functional Balance Tests in People Aged 19-54: A Systematic Review by Kim J Lesch, Sanni Tuomisto, Heikki O Tikkanen, Mika Venojärvi

“…Comparing one-arm and two-arm functional reach tests, the one-arm reach test emerged as a more suitable option for evaluating dynamic balance among young adults. …”
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Social and Travel Lockdown Impact Considering Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Air Quality in Megacities of India: Present Benefits, Future Challenges and Way Forward by Suresh Jain, Tanya Sharma

“…However, improvement in the air quality of the cities across the globe has emerged as a key benefit of this lockdown. Therefore, this study aims to assess the overall impact of social and travel lockdown in five megacities of India; Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bangalore. …”
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Methods to address functional unblinding of raters in CNS trials by Steven D. Targum, William P. Horan, Vicki G. Davis, Alan Breier, Stephen K. Brannan

“…Abstract Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) associated with the unique properties of a pharmaceutical product may functionally unblind clinician ratings, obscure true medication effects, and affect confidence about clinical trial results. …”
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Continuing exposure to disadvantageous material and perceived economic factors on self-rated health in different life stages: fixed effects analyses with data from the German Socio... by Tobias Rähse, Matthias Richter, Anja Knöchelmann

“…The analyses were carried out separately for sex and life stages (emerging, early middle & later middle, late adulthood) using fixed effects models to adjust for time-varying covariates. …”
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Study on the LES of Premixed Gas Flame Dynamics in a Weak Confinement Structure: The Influence of Continuous Obstacle Plates by X. Shao, J. Gao, B. Hao, B. Ai, Y. Han, Y. Wu, B. Guo

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PhyIndBC: Development of a machine learning tool for screening of potential breast cancer inhibitors from phytochemicalsGitHub by Agneesh Pratim Das, Subhash M. Agarwal

“…Among these models, the RF algorithm coupled with the MACCS fingerprint emerged as the best performing model. Mean decreases in impurity, t-SNE analysis, and k-means clustering was studied to determine the important features and understand chemical space diversity. …”
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Reliability of the EasyAngle® for Assessing Hip Range of Motion in Healthy Children by Elana Duffy, Maria Wells, Alan Miller, Megan Tondra, Antonette Doty

“…# Background The use of digital goniometry has emerged as a viable alternative to universal goniometry for assessing hip range of motion (ROM). …”
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Newly graduate nurses&apos; experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic process and factors affecting their experiences: A mixed method study by Yeter Durgun Ozan, Ozlem Cicek, Esra Anus Topdemir

“…As a result of seven themes emerged from the thematic analysis: psychological impact, impact of heavy workload, effect of professional ambivalence feelings, social insensitivity, expectations that management was unable to meet, expectations from nursing educators, and positive profession-boosting effects of the pandemic. …”
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Assessment of Home Isolation Measures and Factors Associated with Adherence Among Patients During the Pandemic in Nepal: A CrossSectional Study by Lisasha Poudel, Bikram Adhiakri1 , Deekshya Neupane, Pranita Maharjan, Tek Bahadur, Pramita Shrestha, Rashmi Maharjan, Nishan Katuwal, Brish Bahadur Shahi, 3akhat Bhandari, Rajeev Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Archana Shrestha

“… Introduction Housing status and behavioral practices of COVID-19 positives during home isolation are crucial to breaking the transmission chain and rapidly managing cases during emergencies. This study aimed to assess the home isolation status of COVID-19 patients in Nepal and determine factors associated with adherence to home isolation measures. …”
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A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes by Katlyn Sawyer, David Saxon, David Saxon, Richard Zane, Hemali Patel, Michael McDermott, Vatsala Singh, Helen M. Lawler

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